Fortress Safe Announces Recall of Biometric Gun Safes Due to Serious Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; One Death Reported
CPSC recall 24011. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The biometric lock on the gun safes can be opened by unauthorized users, posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the biometric reader in the recalled gun safes, remove the batteries, and contact Fortress to receive a free replacement safe.
CPSC recall 24011 has the recall date 19 Oct 2023. The notice names the firm Xpedition LLC, dba Fortress Safe. The recall has about 61,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2023 has 7,250 units.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC is aware of a recent lawsuit alleging a 12-year-old boy died from a firearm obtained from one of these safes. There have been 39 incidents of consumers reporting that their safes have been accessed by unpaired fingerprints. |
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| Units | 61,000 |
| Remedy options | Replace |
| Description | The recalled gun safes are portable lock boxes, personal safes, pistol vaults, and gun cabinets with brand names Fortress, Cabela's, Gettysburg, and Legend Range & Field. Model numbers can be found above the barcode on a label located on the back of the safe and on the top right corner of the original packaging. Safes with the following model numbers are included in this recall. Model # Description 11B20 Fortress Portable Safe with Biometric Lock 44B10 Fortress Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock 44B10L Legend Range & Field Personal Safe with Pop up door and Biometric Lock 44B20 Fortress Medium Personal Safe with Biometric Lock 55B20 Fortress Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30 Fortress Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30G Gettysburg Large Quick Access Safe with Biometric Lock 4BGGBP Cabela's 4 Gun Safe with Biometric Lock 55B30BP Cabela's Biometric Personal Safe |
| Product | Biometric Gun Safes, 61000 |
| Sold at | Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Scheel's, Sportsman's Guide, Optics Planet, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander, Rural King, Lowe's and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com from January 2019 through October 2023 for between $44 and $290. |
| Importer | Xpedition LLC, dba Fortress Safe |
| Distributor | Xpedition LLC, dba Fortress Safe |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 61,000Median of 2023: 7,250
- CPSC recalls of 2023
- 324
- Recalls of 2023 with one of the same hazards
- 5%
- Recalls on the register that name Xpedition LLC, dba Fortress Safe
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 24011The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 24011. https://recallregister.com/product/9739-fortress-safe-announces-recall-of-biometric-gun-safes-due-to-serious-i/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 24011 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC is aware of a recent lawsuit alleging a 12-year-old boy died from a firearm obtained from one of these safes. There have been 39 incidents of consumers reporting that their safes have been accessed by unpaired fingerprints.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Scheel's, Sportsman's Guide, Optics Planet, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander, Rural King, Lowe's and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com from January 2019 through October 2023 for between $44 and $290.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 24011?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Replace
- How many units are in CPSC recall 24011?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
61000